The NFL looked at those photos (or photos that were similar; TMZ didn’t specify if the NFL saw these exact photos) and that was part of what led the league to suspend the running back. TMZ said Elliott told police investigators he didn’t cause the bruises and they happened when the accuser was in a bar fight.

There were three incidents from July of 2016 documented by the NFL in a letter to Elliott. For each the league said medical experts reviewed photographs and found the injuries were “recent and consistent” with the victim’s description of the incident.